A possible discovery .. accidentally :)

[adrian29341]

Forgive me if one or any of you have already discovered this or know of it, but I just discovered this and thought I 
would share it for anyone who was interested. I know the Automobile presence is probably the smallest category here
but it's my passion so this might interest any fellow car guys  

Having just picked up a food dehydrator - best model related purchase I have possibly ever made by the way - I had applied
my 3rd or 4th coat of gloss (Mr. Hobby GX 100) to the body of my Tyrrell 023 and I wet sanded that final coat and put it
into the dehydrator for 13 hours at 113 degrees. When I got home what was a sanded surface had become glossy - it was a
dullish gloss but it had definitely transformed from a rough sanded surface to a glossy one. 

This process basically eliminated me having to use 3,000 4,000, & 6,000 grade papers to get to this stage of glossiness. I went
straight to Tamiya polishing medium (Fine) and (finishing) and got a wonderful gloss end result. This happened purely by accident
as I was only trying to harden the surface.

To eliminate this sanding process is huge for me given the issues I have with RSI in my hands and wrists - it's a game changer for me.

[keavdog]

Sounds interesting - you should try to repeat it with a test mule.

[adrian29341]

I actually did! after that happened I noticed a section where the initial gloss coat had picked up a particle, and so I re-hit
the entire body with the Super Clear again, sanded with 1500 and put it back in for the same time of 13 hrs at 113 and I got 
an even more uniform glossy finish as a result. I then went straight to Fine and Finish compounds.

[keavdog]

There you have it - Adrian's Method 8/29/2024

[brandonk]

I've been using one for a few years now and I can't say I've had that happen. I don't usually cook them longer than 4-6 hours and I don't use Mr hobby clear so that may have something to do with it. Interesting.

[bakster]

Very interesting. Anything that saves time and work is good stuff in my book. Thanks for sharing that!

[project510]

The recent posts on here is making it really hard not to purchase one of these machines. And I do have the space....

[adrian29341]

Aug 29, 2024 13:51:23 GMT -5 keavdog said:

There you have it - Adrian's Method 8/29/2024

Haha! Well I can tell my wife that I'm actually good for something now .... ... though I don't see 
her being as excited about it as I am lol ...

[adrian29341]

Aug 29, 2024 13:59:02 GMT -5 project510 said:

The recent posts on here is making it really hard not to purchase one of these machines. And I do have the space....

I was honestly of two minds and decided to pull the trigger on one because the price was right at 60 bucks, and I've
used it every day since the purchase - I bake everything now, and it just seems like I can speed up what I can get
accomplished due to how drastically it shortens dry time.

[adrian29341]

Ya I honestly think that it's the 13 hours and possibly the make up of the GX 100 because I just started using that
clear coat, and I think the reaction occurs sometime after 7 or 8 hours and by the time 13 hits the transition has
occurred. I doesn't happen after 4 or 6 hours, I know that for sure.

[adrian29341]

FYI - This is the unit I have mate

[Steve Zuleski]

Awesome, time saved is time saved, great find!

"I know the Automobile presence is probably the smallest category here, but,.................. "

Ha, you a funny guy!

[littletimmy]

I have used one for baking brass locomotives and they work wonders for P.E. parts.
I bake the larger brass parts at about 120 degrees for about 4 hours.
Small frets of PE take less time, about 2 hours.


WARNING !!!!!!!!

Be careful when removing freshly baked parts . I can't tell you how many times I have left a fingerprint on something that was nice and shiny....

( how do you think I came up with my signature phrase...)

[chromdome35]

Sept 4, 2024 20:19:01 GMT -5 littletimmy said:

I have used one for baking brass locomotives and they work wonders for P.E. parts.
I bake the larger brass parts at about 120 degrees for about 4 hours.
Small frets of PE take less time, about 2 hours.


WARNING !!!!!!!!

Be careful when removing freshly baked parts . I can't tell you how many times I have left a fingerprint on something that was nice and shiny....

( how do you think I came up with my signature phrase...)

What exactly does it do for PE? Does it soften it like annealing it will?

[aaronw]

There is an old FSM post from Don Stauffer on his inexpensive DIY drying booth 


link


Coincidently I was looking for info on drying booths the other day and this post from 2012 was one of the things I ran across.

[littletimmy]

It doesn't really soften the P.E.
It just makes the paint stick better during handeling.

( I don't know about everybody else, but I usually have to make 3 or 4 attempts before I get tiny parts into position )